Olive Oil Fried Potatoes With Aioli Recipes

SPICY POTATOES WITH GARLIC AIOLI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Place potatoes in a Dutch oven; add water to cover. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook, uncovered, 8-10 minutes or until just tender. Drain; pat dry with paper towels. Transfer potatoes to a mixing bowl. Toss potatoes in oil and minced garlic to coat evenly. , Combine the paprika, garlic powder, chili powder, cumin, salt, pepper flakes and pepper; sprinkle over potatoes. Gently toss to coat. Transfer potatoes to 2 greased 15x10x1-in. baking pans, spreading into a single layer. Bake until crispy, about 25 minutes, stirring potatoes and rotating pans halfway through cooking., For aioli, combine ingredients until blended. Transfer potatoes to a serving platter; sprinkle with chives. Serve warm with aioli.

CRISPY TWICE COOKED NEW POTATOES WITH GARLIC AIOLI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Lay potatoes out in a single layer on a sheet pan. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Toss the potatoes around so they are evenly coated and pop in the oven to roast for 35 to 40 minutes until tender.
• Cut a heads of garlic through the middle, horizontally, and put in a foil pouch with olive oil, thyme, water, and salt and pepper. Seal the pouch around the edges and roast in the oven with the potatoes - this will be used for the aioli.
• When the potatoes are done and warm enough to handle make an X cut on 1 side of the potato and then squeeze gently from the bottom to form a flower-like shape. Heat a pot of oil for deep frying to 350 degrees F and fry the potatoes until crispy and golden. Drain on paper towels and season with kosher salt.
• Remove the garlic from the pouch and squeeze out the flesh. Add the roasted garlic, egg, lemon juice, salt and pepper in a blender and process. Pour in the olive oil in a slow, steady stream until the aioli emulsifies. Fold in sour cream and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Garnish with chives.

REAL AIOLI

Steps:

• Place garlic slices in a mortar with kosher salt. Mash with the pestle into a fine paste, 4 or 5 minutes. Mix in lemon juice. Add a teaspoon of olive oil; stir and mash until oil is incorporated. Add another teaspoon and mix in thoroughly. Continue incorporating olive oil, teaspoon by teaspoon, mashing and stirring until aioli thickens up. If the aioli gets thicker than you like, add a few drops of water.

PATATAS BRAVAS (SPANISH FRIED POTATOES)

Steps:

• Boil the potatoes with their skin on in a pot of hot water on the stove until almost tender but not quite done. You should be able to pierce them with a fork but it shouldn't slide through the potato with ease.
• Remove the potatoes from the pot and set them aside to cool.
• In the meantime, prepare the bravas sauce. First, peel the onion and finely chop it. Also, peel the garlic clove and chop it or press it through a garlic press.
• In a medium-sized frying pan, heat 1/4 cup of olive oil. When it is hot, add the onions and sauté them on medium-high heat for around 5-6 minutes until translucent. Add the crushed garlic and sauté for a couple more minutes. Be sure not to burn the garlic or else it will become bitter.
• Turn down the heat to low and add the smoked paprika as well as the hot paprika and mix well using a wooden spoon. You can adjust the amount of hot paprika used according to your spice tolerance. Two tablespoons give it a kick, but it's not intolerable.
• After the paprika has been mixed in, add the flour and mix it in well so that there are no flour lumps.
• Let everything sit in the hot pan for a minute (so the flour can lose its "flour taste") and then little by little add the broth while constantly stirring with your wooden spoon. Keep stirring until the sauce has a well combined consistency.
• Turn up the heat again slightly and bring the sauce to a simmer. Add salt to taste. Let the sauce simmer for around 4-5 minutes until it has thickened nicely. Stir regularly.
• Once the sauce has a thick, creamy consistency, remove the pan from heat and let it cool for a few minutes. Then blend the sauce in a blender so it's smooth.
• Now back to the potatoes - peel the cooled potatoes, then cut them into bite-sized cubes.
• Heat 1/4 cup olive oil in a large frying pan. When it is hot enough (test this by dipping a wooden spoon into the oil - if there are small bubbles forming around it, the oil is hot enough), add approximately half of the potato cubes. Depending on the size of your pan you might be able to add more or less - just don't overcrowd the pan.
• Fry the potato cubes on medium heat until they are fully cooked and lightly golden brown on the outside. Flip the potato pieces regularly. Don't have the temperature too high - you don't want the outsides to become very dark while the inside is not fully cooked.
• Once the potatoes are done, remove them from the pan with a straining spoon and place them on a plate lined with paper towels to soak up excess oil. Then fry the second batch of potatoes the same way.
• Add salt to taste, then serve the patatas bravas in a bowl and garnish with some of the bravas sauce as well as some chopped parsley. If you want to cut the spice of the sauce a bit, you can also serve aioli (garlic mayo) in addition - or even instead - of the bravas sauce.

PERFECT AIOLI

Steps:

• Chop garlic, and add a pinch of salt. Mash into a paste with a knife's flat side or a mortar and pestle.
• Whisk egg yolks with 1/2 teaspoon salt in a bowl. Slowly add lemon juice and water, and whisk until thoroughly blended.
• Add about 1/4 cup oil, drop by drop, whisking until emulsified.
• Gently whisk in remaining oil in a steady trickle. Stir in garlic.

OLIVE-OIL-FRIED POTATOES WITH AIOLI

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large pot with 2 quarts water. Add bay leaves, cloves, garlic, and 2 tablespoons salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-high and cook until potatoes are just tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain, then spread out potatoes on a rimmed baking sheet lined with paper towels until dry, at least 30 minutes and up to 1 hour.
• Fill a heavy medium pot about halfway with oil; heat over medium until a thermometer registers 350°F. Working in batches, add potatoes and fry, stirring occasionally, until golden and crisp, 10 to 12 minutes a batch. (Return oil to 350°F between batches.)
• Transfer potatoes to a wire rack set inside a rimmed baking sheet; season with salt. Serve with aioli.

PATATAS ALIOLI: ALIOLI POTATOES

Steps:

• Peel the potatoes. Cut potatoes into 1/3- to 1/2-inch chunks as follows: Cut the potato lengthwise, then cut it lengthwise again. You should have 4 long pieces. Now, cut each of those into 3 to 4 pieces, cutting crosswise. This should give you nice bite-sized pieces, small enough to use a toothpick to skewer. Sprinkle with salt.
• Pour olive oil into a wide, deep frying pan with a heavy bottom. Heat the oil on medium-high heat until hot. To test the oil, carefully place one piece of potato in the oil; it is hot enough if the potato immediately fries. If there is no bubbling/frying, the oil has not reached the correct temperature and the potato will absorb too much oil.
• Carefully place the potato pieces in the hot oil and fry until golden, about 10 minutes. You may need to do this in batches since you don't want to crowd the pan. Use a slotted spoon or spatula to remove potatoes and set them aside on a paper towel to drain.
• Make the alioli sauce .
• Place the fried potatoes in a large bowl. Pour the sauce over the potatoes and toss carefully. Spoon potatoes with the sauce onto a serving plate. Serve warm with toothpicks.

FRIED POTATOES WITH TOMATO-CHIPOTLE SAUCE AND AïOLI

Steps:

• Make the sauce:
• Grind fennel seeds in spice mill or mortar and pestle; set aside. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium. Add onion, season with salt, and cook, stirring often, until golden and soft, 8-10 minutes. Add chiles, garlic, coriander, and reserved fennel and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add tomatoes, crushing with your hands as you go, and juices; reduce heat and gently simmer, stirring occasionally at first and more frequently as sauce thickens, until sauce is thickened and jammy, 50-60 minutes. Let cool; discard chiles. Pulse sauce in a food processor to a coarse purée.
• Make the potatoes and assemble:
• While tomato sauce is cooking, rinse potatoes in a colander under cold water until water runs clear. Transfer to a large pot and pour in cold water to cover by 1". Season with salt and bring to a gentle simmer; cook until potatoes are just tender, 20-25 minutes. Drain and transfer potatoes to a kitchen towel-lined rimmed baking sheet. Chill (uncovered) until cold, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, whisk egg yolk, garlic, and vinegar in a small bowl to combine. Whisking constantly, gradually drizzle in grapeseed oil and continue to whisk until aioli is thickened and emulsified. Season with salt; stir in 1 tsp. water.
• Fit a large pot with thermometer and pour in vegetable oil to measure 3". Heat over medium-high until thermometer registers 325°F. Working in batches, fry potatoes until skins begin to slightly bubble around edges but do not brown, about 2 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer potatoes to paper towels to drain.
• Reheat oil until thermometer registers 375°F. Working in batches, refry potatoes until golden brown and very crisp, about 3 minutes per batch. Transfer to fresh paper towels to drain.
• Toss potatoes, paprika, and cumin in a large bowl; season with salt. Serve potatoes with tomato sauce and aioli.
• Do Ahead
• Tomato sauce can be made 4 days ahead; cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before serving.
• Potatoes can be blanched 1 day ahead. Let cool; cover and chill.

SALSA ALIOLI (GARLIC MAYONNAISE)

Steps:

• Pound and crush the garlic with a pinch of salt to a paste in a mortar, or chop finely using the flat part of your knife to crush the garlic and salt into a smooth paste. This may take a few minutes but it is essential that the garlic is perfectly smooth and that no chunks remain before starting to make the aioli. Transfer to a bowl, add the egg yolks and whisk to blend. Still whisking, slowly pour in a quarter of the olive oil, a few drops at a time, until the sauce starts to acquire some body, and then pour in the rest of the olive oil in a slow, steady stream, until it becomes a creamy thick sauce. To finish, add in the lemon juice, plus an extra squeeze of lemon juice to taste, and the hot water. Stir well and serve. If not serving right away, store in the refrigerator and consume within 2 days.